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F. CLARK July 8, 1947.

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Filed Nov. 4, 1946 FkA/v/r 61 424,

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Arraewzx Patented July 8, 1947 BIB Frank Clark, Los Angelcs, Calif.

Application November 4, 1946, Serial No. 707,665

7 Claims.

My invention relates broadly to bibs and napkins for the protection of garments against food spillage and staining, and more particularly relates to a bib securable to a garment, and has as a principal object the provision of a protective covering for the necktie and other frontal garments of the wearer, which may be quickly and easily attached in a manner preventing it from subsequently slipping out of place.

Another object of my invention is to provide a bib which while protecting the garments will not obscure or conceal them, and by revealing such garments as a necktie will of itself remain inconspicuous.

A further object of my invention is to provide bib which may be attached to a necktie soas to be supported thereby and. which will further engage the necktie or other garment of the wearer at a point distant from the point of attachment so as to be held in protective alinement with such garments.

I will describe one embodiment of my inven tion and a modification thereof, capable of carrying out the aforestated and other objects, and a will then point out the novel features of my invention in my claims.

In th accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a bib according to my invention showing its application to a Having reference to the details of the drawings, my invention comprises a sheet I of water-resistant and transparent material such as Cellophane, which may conveniently be diamond shaped as shown in Fig. 2. One corner 8 of the sheet I is folded back on itself and its tip is secured to the body of the sheet by a suitable adhesive to form a bight 9, through which extends a strip N1 of pliable material capable of being easily bent to desired shapes and of then holding said shapes. The strip I 0 may suitably be a flat strip of pliable metal; or a soft wire,rand may b coated or covered as desired to prevent rusting and to render it inconspicuous. The ends of the strip l0 extend outwardly from the bight 9 sufiiciently to permit them to be bent around the knot of a necktie H, or to be hooked over the neckband of the tie or over a collar.

The lateral corners l2 of the sheet 1 are folded as on dotted lines l3, so that their tips overlap, and are secured to each other by an adhesive l4, preferably of the quick-drying variety of medium strength such as is used to seal Cellophane bags and which will permit the corners l2 to be detached-from each other when desired. The folder corners l2 thus form a, sleeve I5 between the bight 9 and the opposite or lower corner of the bib, and transversely axial to the bight 9.

The corner I6 is also folded back on itself and secured by adhesive to the body of the bib, to avoid an extended point which might force the bib out of position when the wearer bends forward; and to stiffen the lower end of the bib laterally, as the sleeve l5 and bight 9 do medianly and at the upper end. The bight made by the corner 16 may appropriately also be in the form of a. sleeve suitable for carrying printed stripsof advertising matter (not shown) which of course will be visible through the transparent bib. "'In the modified form illustrated in Fig. 6, the sheet I! has a body portion conforming generally in width to the desired width of the bib and having an upper corner 8 folded and adhesively secured to form a bight 9 holding a strip ID, as in my preferred form. The lower margin I8 is also folded in the manner of the corner It. Medianly on the lateral margins of the sheet I are tabs 19 foldable to overlap each other and to be adhesively secured to form a central sleeve similar to sleeve l5.

If the wearer is wearing a four-in-hand or ascot type tie, he may attach the bib by drawing th ends of his tie through the sleeve 15, with the corners l2 rearwardly placed against his shirt so that th tie is fully protected by the central part of sheet I, and may then press the ends of the strip Iii around or just below the knot of the tie. The bib will then be supported by the strip [0 at its upper end and. will at all times cover the tie l l and will be maintained in alinement to cover the shirt and the front of the Wearers coat by the sleeve i5 and the weight of the tie therewithin.

If the wearer is wearing a bow tie, the ends of the strip H] may be clamped around the knot of the tie or hooked over the neckband thereof or over the collar. The corners l2 or tabs l9 may then be detached from each other and one of them may be inserted between the selvages of the shirt front to hold the bib in' alinement.

It is to be understood that modifications may be made in the forms of bib as herein described without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

Iclaim:

1. A bib for the protection of clothing comprising: a sheet of transparent water-repellant material, margins folded so as to overlap and secured de tachably to each other and co-acting with the medial portion of said sheet to formasleeve, and having end portions folded and secured t'o said medial portion forming bights transverse to the axis of said sleeve, and a strip of pliablemetallie material extending through one of said bights having end portions adapted to be pressed into holding engagement with a'garment.

2. A bib for the protection of clothing, comprising a sheet of transparent Water-repellant material, having outwardly angulated lateral having outwardly angulated lateral the ends of a four-in-hand necktie; and a narrow elongated pliable member secured to said sheet adjacent another corner thereof and having end portions extending outwardly beyond the margins of-saidsheet and adapted to be pressed into holding engagement with the upper portion of said necktie.

6. A bib for the protection of clothing, comprising a sheet of transparent material and of substantially oblong "shape; a narrow elongated pliable member secured" to said sheet adjacent margins folded 'soas to overlap-and'secured de- 1 ta'chably to each other and co-ac'ting' with the medial portion'of said sheet to form a sleeve and having an end portion folded and secured to said medial portion forming a bight; and a narrow elongated pliable member extending. through said bight having end portionsadapted to :be pressed linto holding engagement with a garment.

3. A bib' for the protection of clothing, comprising a sheet of'transpa-rent water-repellant margins folded so as to, overlap and secured to each other and co-acting with the medial portion of saidsheet to form'a sleeve and having'an end portion folded and'secured to-"said medial pormaterial, having 7 outwardly angulated lateral 1? tion forming a bigh't; and anarrow elongated pliable member extending through said bight having end portions adapted to be pressed into holding engagement-With a garment.

4. A bib for the protection of clothing, comprising a body of sheet material having out- 'one' endthereof and havin end portions extendingoutwardly beyond the margins of said sheet and adapted to be pressed intoholding engagement with the upper portion of a four-in-hand necktie; and tabs on the lateral margins of said sheet folded overlappingly and 'joined at their overlapping'portions tocoact with. said sheet to form'an encasement for the lower portion of said necktie, whereby saidbibis held in alinement with said necktie.

'7..A bib for the protection of .clothing, comprising :a sheet of transparent water-repellant material; having outwardly angulated lateral margins folded soas to overlap and secured detachably' to each other and co-acting' with the medial portion of said sheet to form a sleeve and having an end portion folded and secured to said medial portion to form a sleeve for the carrying ofprinted slips of'advertising matter therein;

and a narrow-elongated.pliable member extending through another end portion folded and securedto-said medial portion formin a bight, said pliable member having end portion adapted to be pressed into holding engagement with 'a garments V V FRANK CLARK. 

